Portable Abraham Lincoln (Cloth) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670840882 ISBN 13: 9780670840885

Publisher: Viking, 1992

Synopsis

In a space small enough to be toured by the interested general reader but large enough to contain the central utterances of Lincoln's life, this collection aims to make the man available through his own voice and expression. Includes the "House Divided" speech, the Gettysburg Address, the Emancipation Proclamation, and much more.

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Review:

"[An] excellent, thoughtfully presented selection . . . The ironic intelligence and sharp sense of purpose, the wit, lucidity, and emotional force come through with an undiminished and chastening power to make us think and feel."
-Ric Burns, co-producer of PBS's The Civil War

About the Author:

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865) was the sixteenth President of the United States. During his time in office, he contributed to the effort to preserve the United States by leading the defeat of the secessionist Confederate States of America in the American Civil War. He introduced measures that resulted in the abolition of slavery, issuing his Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and promoting the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which passed Congress before Lincoln's death and was ratified by the states later in 1865.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0670840882
• ISBN 13: 9780670840885
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400
• Editor: Delbanco Andrew